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Fragment
Roman
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Arretine ware
Dimensions
Height x length: 6 x 5.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.604
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Arretine Pottery (MFA), no. 050.
DescriptionAbove, a molding and egg-and-dart pattern; below, the upper half of two figures; a youth wearing a himation, and a veiled woman, both profile to left.
ProvenanceBy 1888: with Anselmo Gasparini (said to have been discovered in the gardens of Caesar); purchased by R. Lanciani from Anselmo Gasparini; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1888, for $493.92 (this figure is the total price of MFA 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31)